One-year prospective quality-of-life outcomes in patients treated with angioplasty for symptomatic peripheral arterial disease Corey A. Kalbaugh, MS, Spence M. Taylor, MD, Dawn W. Blackhurst, DrPH, Matthew B. Dellinger, BS, E. Annie Trent, BS, Jerry R. Youkey, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 44, Issue 2, Pages 296-303 (August 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.04.045 Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty was offered to patients who presented with operative indications for symptomatic peripheral arterial disease of the lower extremities on the basis of an aggregate score of 10 to 19 by using the LEGS (Lower Extremity Grading System) score, shown below. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2006 44, 296-303DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2006.04.045) Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions